as in to prepare
to make ready in advance
the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Other videos Taylor shared showed the bride and groom practicing walking down the aisle and the couple’s family and friends toasting their drinks at a table after a wedding speech.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Paul Kovalenko, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The top-floor primary suite faces the water with a fireplace, a sitting area that spills onto a slender balcony, and a spectacular bathroom that turns bathing and grooming into a ceremony.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Laura shows the video to Cherry, and asks her if the groom is indeed her ex-boyfriend, and Cherry doesn’t say anything.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Other videos Taylor shared showed the bride and groom practicing walking down the aisle and the couple’s family and friends toasting their drinks at a table after a wedding speech.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Replit is pioneering multiplayer AI development, and Task-Master-AI automates entire dev workflows—from backlog grooming to pull requests.
—Paul Kovalenko, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The top-floor primary suite faces the water with a fireplace, a sitting area that spills onto a slender balcony, and a spectacular bathroom that turns bathing and grooming into a ceremony.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
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The San Diego State football team, idle over the weekend, has had two weeks to prepare for this weekend’s nonconference game against Cal.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Or preparing their kid for what is next in life.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The happy couple are therefore within their rights not to reissue invitations that were previously declined merely because the date, the location and the entree (though not, perhaps, the bridegroom) have changed.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Renting out the bride (or bridegroom), even for short periods, does not strike Miss Manners as festive.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
7 Oct. 2024
Noun
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U'Wren's husband was heading out at six am to check the live trap in the creek bed area, only to spot Lexi walking down the street.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Remarks from Kirk’s widow were well received on the Right, with little controversy as to her interpretation of her late husband’s wishes.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Special thanks to my midwives & to my hubby @lindor12bc who stayed by my side every second of my labor.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Amid a flood of Saturday Night Live cast changes and rampant rumors about even more, fans can breathe a sigh of relief that one longtime cast staple will be back as Scarlett Johansson confirms hubby Colin Jost will be back for season 51.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The rooftop has plenty of cushioned seating under misters, several bars and a hookah menu with more flavors than a Baskin-Robbins.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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That includes natural bodies of water like creeks and lakes, as well as cooling towers, fountains, humidifiers or misters, hot tubs, and even the tanks that hold windshield wiper fluid in cars.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This report contains results from surveys and population estimation methods conducted by Fish and Wildlife, Canadian Wildlife Service and numerous state and provincial partners.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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My office and our partners will continue to hold fully accountable anyone seeking to compromise the national security of the United States.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groom. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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